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Mplayer VDPAU auto codec selection script

I recently wrote a script such that I could easily playback files easily in mythtv. It just finds out which codec the file in question is using, and launches mplayer with the correct codec. Nothing much, but I thought someone might find it useful. Just change the $mplayerlocation to wherever it is on your computer and uncomment the last if fi statement to enable vc-1.

What is your expert opinion on the recent release of Nvidia 180 series featuring VDPAU in LINUX. Can it be taken as an equivalent with Pure video on Windows? Can VDPAU et hardware decoding of MPEG, VCI Video etc if we had installed a suitable driver and a proper video player. I heard that MPlayer works in VDPAU with some configuration done. Is it trustworthy? The latest NVidia driver is required for that. Am I correct?